Bookless In Baghdad: Reflections On Literature, Writing, And Writers by Tharoor, Shashi - 2005

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arcade Publishing, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York, New York, U.S.A.: Arcade Publishing, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition, First Printing, with full number line on copyright page. Very clean blue boards with bright silver lettering on spine. Tiny bump to lower spine corner edge. Binding is tight & crisp, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean blue endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 277 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. Part memoir, part essay, part literary criticism by one of the best in a generation of Indian authors. Shashi Tharoor tells us what Iraqis go through in their beleaguered land merely to get hold of a book, and how selling books from their own libraries on the street helps some put bread on the table. 5-1/2" 8-1/2". Books about Books..